How would you do...

**Marco D** · 27 June 2023, 05:47 PM

How would you do this graphic in Xara Designer Pro?

https://scontent.ffco2-1.fna.fbcdn.n...HA&oe=64A0A116

By the way, is a Aaron Draplin design.

**gwpriester** · 27 June 2023, 10:06 PM

Create a continuous star-like shape in a line

Create a rainbow blend of the 3-panel shape

Create a custom brush

Change the line weight to the width of the 3 panel shape and apply the brush.

The hard part for me would be creating the repeating curved shape.

**Egg Bramhill** · 28 June 2023, 12:22 AM

Good challenge Marco!
Here's my attempt:

**Spamiky** · 28 June 2023, 05:46 AM

EGG - super

**Jonopen** · 28 June 2023, 09:29 AM

Top marks! I thought if anyone can do it, Egg can! You’ve even managed the colour!

I spent ages thinking about this last night and just couldn’t work out a clean way to make the continuous overlapping line. Looking forward to the explanation when it comes.

**Marco D** · 28 June 2023, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

Good challenge Marco!
Here's my attempt:

Very nice Egg, the real challenge from my point of view was indeed how to manage the color shading, couldn't figure out at a first glance at an easy solution.
Looking forward for the explanation on how you managed it.

**ernie-f** · 28 June 2023, 11:38 AM

Oh a challenge! I will do it too.
Here is my attempt to the design:

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**RKissane** · 28 June 2023, 01:31 PM

Well I have failed miserably. Looking forward to explanation.

Ray

**Jonopen** · 28 June 2023, 04:11 PM

I'm stumped, although I think I'm beginning to understand how it might be done. I'm not at my PC at the moment and had to use AD, so obviously this entry should be ignored.